ujjal dey posted a photo: Thaipusam is an important Hindu festival celebrated annually in Singapore, usually in late January or early February. It is a celebration of Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war, and involves devotees carrying kavadis (decorated wooden or metal frames) or piercing their bodies with skewers as acts of penance. The festival is held at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Little India and is attended by thousands of people, both locals and tourists, who come to witness and participate in the colorful and spiritual celebration.

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Thaipusam 2023 ~ EXPLORED #121 (08-Oct-2023)

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Thaipusam, Bathu Caves, Malaysia, 2016

darshanwj posted a photo: Again the same religious festival in the small town of Pussellawa, the last shot in the series. This one was towards the end of the parade, and yeah it got intense.

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Hanging in there.. by metal hooks!

guineapig33 posted a photo: At the Thaipusam festival 2023 celebrated by the Hindu community in Singapore, a devotee inside the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple tries to balance the heavy log of burden, while preparing to perform the Kavadi Aattam (Burden Dance), a ceremonial sacrifice and offering to Murugan, the Hindu God of War. The devotee will have to carry these heavy burdens while going on a procession and dance along a pilgrimage route from one temple to another.

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Balancing the heavy burdens for the Thaipusam pilgrimage

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Thaipusam procession – piercings

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Thaipusam procession – women with piercings are not common

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Thaipusam procession – men will carry kavadi (and some will be pulling heavy load)

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Thaipusam procession – pot of milk

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Thiruporur – Thaipusam 2023

ujjal dey posted a photo: Thaipusam is an important Hindu festival celebrated annually in Singapore, usually in late January or early February. It is a celebration of Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war, and involves devotees carrying kavadis (decorated wooden or metal frames) or piercing their bodies with skewers as acts of penance

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Thaipusam 2023